Guidance Tool Symbols

Use the guidance tool to display action symbols on the target screen to indicate to the target user which mouse button that they should press and what action should be taken. The following actions are available.

Cancel
to cancel the mouse action you just performed. A guidance symbol is not placed on the target screen.
Move
to move the target mouse to this particular point on the screen.
Single click
to click the target mouse button once.
Double click
to click the target mouse button twice.
Drag Start
to click and hold the target mouse button and start to drag the mouse.
Drag Stop
to continue to drag the mouse then release the mouse button at this point.

The following table shows the relevant actions and their symbols.
Table 1. Mouse Action Symbols
Single Click Left button Single Click Right button Double Click Left button. Double Click Right button. Drag Start Drag Stop

Symbol denoting Click the left mouse button once

Symbol denoting Click the right mouse button once

Symbol denoting Click the left mouse button twice

Symbol denoting Click the right mouse button twice

Symbol denoting start to hold down the left mouse button while dragging the mouse

Symbol denoting stop dragging the mouse and release the left mouse button here

The mouse button that you click determines which mouse button on the guidance symbol is shaded. This will indicate to the target user which button to press. The following table gives examples of the symbols showing how each mouse button action will look.

Table 2. Mouse action symbols
Left button Middle button Right button

Symbol denoting that the left mouse button should be clicked

Symbol denoting that the middle mouse button should be clicked

Symbol denoting that the right mouse button should be clicked